US FDA Strategy On Abuse-Deterrent Opioids Needs Rethinking, Panelists Say
Executive Summary
Deterring intravenous abuse over other routes of abuse should be agency's priority, some advisory committee members say during discussion of abuse patterns and risks with Endo’s reformulated Opana ER.
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